Tower-wagon



(No Model.)

J S. HILL. TOWER' WAGON.

Patented June 6, 1893.l

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH S. HILL, OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.

TOWER-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 499,189, dated June 6, 1893.

Applioationfiled January 19|1893. Serial No. 458,910. (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH Sv. HILL, of Lafayette, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved .Tower-Wagon, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of my improved tower wagon. Fig.f2 is a sectional plan view, the section being taken on line 2 2 in Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3-3 in Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

The object of my, invention is to provide a tower wagon for Stringing trolley wires for electric railways, and for putting up electric lines of every description.

My invention consists of an lextensible tower mounted on a wagon and provided with an insulated platform for supporting the wagon, and in the combination with the tower, of a reel for holding the line wire, sheaves for guiding it, and a brake for controlling the reel, all as will be hereinafter'more fully described.

The side bars A A whichare formed of T- iron and supported by the runninggear B, are curved upwardly near the front end of the wagon,v to allow the forward wheels to be turned under the wagon body. To the side bars A, A are attached the uprights C, C', C2, C3, which are connected by cross bars a, and braces b, forming together with the said cross bars and braces, a rigid framework. To the frame thus formed is fitted a smaller frame D, formed of angle iron corner posts, cross bars a and braces b. The uprights C, C', dac., form guides for the angle iron corner pieces of the frame D. The corner pieces of the frame D are provided with racks c, which are engaged by pinions d on shafts e journaled in cross-bars f attached to vtheuprights C, C', &c., and the shafts eare provided with cranks g by means of which they may be turned when it is desired to elevate the frame D. To the top of the frame D are secured cross barsl h, by which is supported the platform E, the said platform being separated from the bars h by insulating material c', such as vulcanite or vulcanized fiber,'and theplatform is secured to the cross bars by bolts j, which are insulated. The platform El is provided with ears 71:, to which are pivoted the downwardly! inwhich is journaled the sheave p; and to the f uprights C and O2, are secured `brackets q in which is journaled the shaft r carrying the sheave s. Standards t are secured to the side bars A at the near end of the, wagon, and in the said Standards is j ournaled the shaft u, of the reel G. The flange fu of the said reel is of sufficient thickness to receive the strap brake H, one end of which is secured to the sidebar A, the other end being pivoted `to the shorter arm of the angled lever w, which is fulcrumed on a standard d secured to the side bar A. To the longer arm of thexsaid' lever is pivotally connecteda rod b', connected with the lever c pivoted to the side bar A, at the front of the Wagon.

The wagon is provided with a drivers seat d2, and is furnished at the rear with a platform e suspended from the side bar A. The reel shaft n is provided-with a crank u. By means l double purpose of a brace and a means of ascending the tower.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with wagon running gear, of an extensible tower provided at the top with an electrically insulated platform, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, Withawagon provided with upwardly-curved side bars, of an extensible tower, a reel for holding Wire, and sheaves for guiding the Wire over the top of the tower, substantially as speoied.

3. The combination, with an extensible tower, of a reel for containing the Wire, a strap 1o brake partly surrounding one ot' the heads of the reel, levers for operating the brakes, and sheaves for guiding the wire over the towel', substantially as specified.

JOSEPH S. HILL. Witnesses:

I-I. N. THRoCKMoRToN, MAY BROOKS. 

